diff --git a/src/netlist.c b/src/netlist.c
index 483c2594..c6ea9b0a 100644
--- a/src/netlist.c
+++ b/src/netlist.c
@@ -634,7 +634,7 @@ void prepare_netlist_structs(int for_netlist)
   else if (!for_netlist && xctx->prep_hi_structs) return;
   /* delete instance pins spatial hash, wires spatial hash, node_hash, wires and inst nodes.*/
   else delete_netlist_structs();
-  dbg(0, "prepare_netlist_structs(): extraction\n");
+  dbg(1, "prepare_netlist_structs(): extraction\n");
   if(netlist_count == 0 ) startlevel = xctx->currsch;
   print_erc =  netlist_count == 0 || startlevel < xctx->currsch;